The Empire Plan is a unique health insurance plan designed especially for public employees in New York State. Empire Plan benefits include inpatient and outpatient hospital coverage, medical/surgical coverage, Centers of Excellence for transplants, infertility and cancer, home care services, equipment and supplies, mental health and substance abuse coverage and prescription drug coverage.
KATHY HOCHUL
Governor
TIMOTHY R. HOGUES
Commissioner
NY25-10
PE25-08
PA25-07
SEHP25-04
TO: All Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: HBA Webinar - 2025 Digital Communications and Web Updates
DATE: May 8, 2025
The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) has some exciting new digital updates! Join EBD on Wednesday, May 21 at 2pm for a 60-minute HBA webinar to learn about:
- EBD's initiative to go green by offering a digital publications distribution method - launching enrollment at the end of May
- Work on a new NYSHIP website
- A new video resource series for enrollees
- New content-specific flyers HBAs can request through publication order forms
EBD will walk through the new NYBEAS transaction for digital publications and the updated Health Insurance Transaction Form series. There will be an opportunity for questions at the end of the webinar.
Please review the attached FAQ for enrollees on the new NYSHIP digital publication initiative. Click here to join the webinar on May 21 at 2pm. Registration is not required.
A recording will be available on HBA Online.